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hostage [ˈhɒstɪdʒ, Am ˈhɑ:stɪdʒ] N

Usage examples with hostage

to hold sb hostage
держа́ть кого́-ли́бо в ка́честве зало́жника
to take/hold sb hostage
брать/держа́ть кого́-ли́бо в ка́честве зало́жника
to create a hostage to fortune
подверга́ться ри́ску

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The workers took several managers and high ranked management officials hostage.
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Forty-five residents of the village were taken hostage including 9 children and 29 women.
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They purchased peace by offering tribute and hostages.
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Isolated and without a hostage, the two brothers agreed to surrender.
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Upon their return, they found that the inmates had taken the warden's wife and daughter hostage inside the prison.
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The inmates took five new hostages and set more fires.
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They later freed 2 of the hostages after a ransom was paid.
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Other hostages take it as a signal to flee.
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These individuals were well treated and shown every honor, but they were hostages.
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The other members of the band are taken hostage as well.
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